Wilentz's examples support well the thesis of an egalitarian tradition rooted in the dynamic of partisan politics from Thomas Jefferson to Lyndon B. Johnson and up to the present. Recommended. [See Prepub Alert, 12/14/15.]

This book cannot necessarily be reduced to a simple appendage to Arguably, which is perhaps best for readers who are already familiar with Hitchens's main writings but want more. [See Prepub Alert, 6/29/15.]

The evidence of Middle Eastern capacity to effect the turn of events that Karsh traces back to the fall of the Ottoman Empire is compelling, although what's missing is a fair treatment of counterarguments. Recommended for academic readers interested in the debate between the New Historians and the traditional narrative of Israeli chroniclers.

General readers will appreciate the panoramic survey of the cases in which the VRA has been challenged and defended in federal and state courts and legislatures, and the fair inclusion of voices from both sides of the arguments. A timely and needed addition to the voting rights debate.

Doyle's writing is clear and erudite, but this book is recommended mainly for an academic audience, political science majors and graduate students, and scholars. Another work to look specifically at Mill's ideas on international relations, including nonintervention, is Georgios Varouxakis's Mill on Nationality.

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